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Advowtry

{

Ad-vou′try

,

Ad-vow′try

}
,
Noun.
[OE.
avoutrie
,
avouterie
,
advoutrie
, OF.
avoutrie
,
avulterie
, fr. L.
adulterium
. Cf.
Adultery
.]
Adultery.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Definition 2024


advowtry

advowtry

English

Noun

advowtry (plural advowtries)

  1. Obsolete spelling of adultery
    • 1885: Then he turned to me and said, "O mortal, we have it in our law that, when the wife committeth advowtry it is lawful for us to slay her." — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 13